Asia Pacific

As the ASEAN region begins to mature, the power, reach and influence of its indigenous companies have begun to increase dramatically. We’ve witnessed similar rises of local and regional companies in other parts of the world — East Asian companies…

What is The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC)? Contrary to common belief, the goal of The ASEAN Economic Community is not just to form a free-trade area, but to create a highly integrated economic community by 2015, that focuses on four…

Important to remain alert: Amidst the enthusiasm, multinationals should not underestimate the fragility of Myanmar’s long path of development that can easily be derailed by misguided leadership and influential crony businessmen. Here are four red flags for you to look…

In one of the most diverse and varied marketplaces, senior executives in the Asia Pacific region face complex challenges in developing an efficient organizational structure. Should companies group their business units geographically? By function? How decentralized should decision-making be? In…

Frontier Strategy Group’s research has found that Multinational companies across Asia use a wide variety of channels to influence government policy as differing political systems and cultural norms demand unique strategies to manage domestic government engagement. 1. Effective…

The following post is from Frontier Strategy Group expert advisor, Richard Brubaker’s All Roads Lead to China blog. The post is called Quality in China. Is it Valuable Enough to Pay for? *********************************************************************************** While the typical conversation about “quality” in…